Review: Circle of Iron (The Silent Flute)
Cord (Jeff Cooper, who looks like a sort of cross between pro-wrestler Ric Flair and Whitesnake’s David Coverdale) enters a contest in which a warrior will be chosen to go on the quest to find a Book of Enlightenment from the infamous Zetan. Unfortunately, Cord is a bit of a loudmouth and after being kicked out of the tournament, he decides to follow the tournament victor (Anthony DeLongis) anyway. Good thing, because the champ doesn’t last long on the quest anyway. So, on his journey Cord goes, bumping into all manner of strange characters including; a blind martial artist (David Carradine, in a role originally intended for Bruce Lee) fond of confounding Confucius-style sayings, a Monkey Man (Carradine again), moustachioed warrior Chang-Sha (some guy named Carradine, I believe), and even an animalistic interpretation of Death himself (Carradine once more). In one inexplicable encounter, he meets The Man in Oil (Eli Wallach, who is not named David Carradine you will notice), who is ap